The Supreme Court passed on lobster boat tracking. The question will return.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Frank Thompson's challenge to Maine's rule requiring lobstermen to carry a government GPS tracker on their boats at all times. The denial leaves in place a lower court decision that lets the state track Frank, a fifth-generation lobsterman from Vinalhaven, without a warrant 24 hours a day, whether ...
The Orange County Register: Washington’s energy permitting fast lane is slow
The federal government is America's largest landowner. For decades, policymakers and experts have assumed that the "quick" way to access resource-rich federal lands works as advertised. New research suggests otherwise. Developing the vast energy and mineral resources under federal control often means going through the National Environmental Poli ...
Religious liberty, farming, & climate change coming to the Court
We're back, baby! How was your summer? Sacramento is squeezing in its last gorgeous days of warm weather. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, has had enough of a vacation. Time to get back to work saving the Constitution! The October 2026 term began today with the first oral arguments. We also got three new grants out of the Court's "long conference" ...
The Dispatch: Florence Allen Was More Than a First
Florence Allen's decision to become a lawyer came to her "like a flash out of the blue," a "revelation on high." It was an inconvenient one. When Allen entered law school in 1909, women could not vote, many schools would not admit them, and only about 1 percent of American lawyers were women. Her own undergraduate alma mater, Case Western Univer ...
A hollow victory for a California car wash owner
On September 30, a California Labor Commissioner hearing officer dismissed a $249,007 wage citation against Christopher McKenna's Hermosa Beach business, Rock N Roll Car Wash. After a multi-day hearing, the officer found that the Commissioner failed to prove any of the alleged violations and dismissed the citation in its entirety. The decision f ...
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State of Ohio v. Robert Dunn II
Rob Dunn bought 87 acres in Vermilion, Ohio, hoping to farm land that had long been designated for it. Instead, runoff from a road culvert floods his fields, woods, and front yard. When local officials refused to help, Rob placed fill to protect his home. Now Ohio EPA is suing him, claiming a seasonal low spot is a protected water. With PLF’s help, Rob is fighting back.
Dental practice challenges NLRB’s power to punish without juries
“The Seventh Amendment guarantees a jury trial when the government seeks money from a private party,” said Oliver Dunford, senior attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation.
Maryland nursing home asks Supreme Court to restore jury trial rights
“Federal agencies cannot punish Americans while bypassing the Constitution’s promise of a jury trial,” said Oliver J. Dunford, a senior attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation.
Floss N Gloss d/b/a Aqua Dental v. NLRB
No one should be forced to defend a case to an agency that serves as accuser, prosecutor, and judge.